SCIENTIFIC NAME: Camellia hiemalis 'ShiShi Gashira' ('Beni-Kan-Tsubaki')

COMMON NAME: dwarf sasanqua

FLOWERS: Small, red flowers in the fall.

GROWTH HABIT: Grows 3' to 5' tall.

LEAVES: Very similar to sasanqua camellia.

OTHER: Hardy in zones 7 to 9. Hard to tell from Camellia sasanqua. Cultivar 'Showa-No-Sakae' has pink flowers. Must have acid soils. A member of the Theaceae family.

CULTIVARS: 'ShiShi Gashira' ('Beni-Kan-Trubaki') red, 'Showa-No-Sakae' ('Usubeni') pink.